Staff Accompanist

Nicole Niederer

Nicole Niederer works as an accompanist, coach, and collaborative pianist for schools, colleges, private studios and professional musicians in the Houston area.  She also runs a piano teaching studio out of her home in The Woodlands, Texas, where she has been teaching for 14 years.  From 1991-2004 she served as the Associate Music Director at Faith Bible Church in The Woodlands, and has collaborated on projects as a songwriter and arranger. 

Prior to moving to Texas, Ms. Niederer toured as a vocalist with Eternity and The Continental Singers, travelling in the Europe and the US.  She began her formal music studies at the age of five, and graduated from the Wheaton Conservatory of Music in 1988. 

This is her sixth year as accompanist for the Lone Star College-Montgomery Music Department.

Nancy Ryan

Nancy Ryan works in her home studio, located in The Woodlands, Texas, where she has been teaching piano for twelve years. Along with teaching, she has served as an accompanist in several Spring and Woodlands churches. She has also accompanied junior high and high school band and choir students for various competitions in the Conroe and Klein school districts. Prior to moving to Texas, she taught music and played in churches in southwest and central Michigan.

Nancy began her training at the age of seven. As a young girl, she and her sisters first sang together in public at the Boca Raton Bible Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. They continued to sing at numerous churches and Bible Conferences throughout their high school and college years. She graduated from Wheaton College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music, majoring in piano. Nancy is married to Ron Ryan and they have three grown children.

This is her first year as an accompanist for the Lone Star College-Montgomery Music Department.